It pays for Nashville to be a welcoming community
Click here to read the original article at The Tennessean Tennessee Thrives and the #Indivisible campaign are a few examples of why Tennessee should avoidSource: The Tennesseean • December 22, 2016

Love and tolerance can be good for business
CLICK HERE to read the original piece at the Knoxville News Sentinel “Judge not lest we be judge” is good religion. It keeps us humble.Source: Knoxville News Sentinel • December 19, 2016

Business leaders form coalition to combat anti-LGBT laws
Looking to safeguard Tennessee’s business climate, the leaders of about 190 companies and organizations from around the state have formed Tennessee Thrives, through which they plan to advocate for an inclusive environment and against legislation limiting protections of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual people.Source: Nashville Post • December 13, 2016

TN Coalition Fights Anti-LGBT Laws
A group of businesses across the Volunteer State teamed up to fight anti-LGBT laws; it's a coalition called "Tennessee Thrives."Source: News Channel 5 • December 13, 2016

Tennessee firms fire warning shot against LGBT laws
In 2016, after North Carolina passed a law that limited LGBT protections and restricted bathroom usage for transgender people, PayPal canceled its planned location in Charlotte, the NBA scrapped plans to hold its All-Star game there, Deutsche Bankhalted expansions planned for Cary, N.C. and the NCAA pulled championship games from the state.Source: The Tennessean • December 13, 2016